{"product_id":"the-hacking-of-the-american-mind-the-science-behind-the-corporate-takeover-of-our-bodies-and-brains-book-by-robert-lustig","title":"The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains\nBook by Robert Lustig","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Explores how industry has manipulated our most deep-seated survival instincts.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—David Perlmutter, MD, Author, #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e bestseller, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGrain Brain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e Brain Maker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e–bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFat Chance \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ereveals the corporate scheme to sell pleasure, driving the international epidemic of addiction, depression, and chronic disease.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhile researching the toxic and addictive properties of sugar for his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFat Chance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Robert Lustig made an alarming discovery—our pursuit of happiness is being subverted by a culture of addiction and depression from which we may never recover.\u003cbr\u003e           \u003cbr\u003eDopamine is the “reward” neurotransmitter that tells our brains we want more; yet every substance or behavior that releases dopamine in the extreme leads to addiction. Serotonin is the “contentment” neurotransmitter that tells our brains we don’t need any more; yet its deficiency leads to depression. Ideally, both are in optimal supply. Yet dopamine evolved to overwhelm serotonin—because our ancestors were more likely to survive if they were constantly motivated—with the result that constant desire can chemically destroy our ability to feel happiness, while sending us down the slippery slope to addiction. In the last forty years, government legislation and subsidies have promoted ever-available temptation (sugar, drugs, social media, porn) combined with constant stress (work, home, money, Internet), with the end result of an unprecedented epidemic of addiction, anxiety, depression, and chronic disease. And with the advent of neuromarketing, corporate America has successfully imprisoned us in an endless loop of desire and consumption from which there is no obvious escape.\u003cbr\u003e           \u003cbr\u003eWith his customary wit and incisiveness, Lustig not only reveals the science that drives these states of mind, he points his finger directly at the corporations that helped create this mess, and the government actors who facilitated it, and he offers solutions we can all use in the pursuit of happiness, even in the face of overwhelming opposition. Always fearless and provocative, Lustig marshals a call to action, with seminal implications for our health, our well-being, and our culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Lovers BD","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55633558176035,"sku":null,"price":370.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":55633558208803,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":55633558241571,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5872\/2083\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_ac51b42e-56ea-4a17-9201-1dd7eaefc758.webp?v=1790080118","url":"https:\/\/www.bookloversbd.shop\/products\/the-hacking-of-the-american-mind-the-science-behind-the-corporate-takeover-of-our-bodies-and-brains-book-by-robert-lustig","provider":"Book Lovers BD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}